Neurokinin B and nitric oxide plasma levels in pre-eclampsia and isolated intrauterine growth restriction

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 111, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1046-1050

  D'Anna, Rosario ^a   Baviera, Giovanni ^a   Corrado, Francesco ^a   Crisafulli, Alessandra ^a   Ientile, Riccardo ^a   Buemi, Michele ^a   Squadrito, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEUROKININ B; NITRIC OXIDE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PLACENTA CIRCULATION; PREECLAMPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UMBILICAL VEIN;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; NEUROKININ B; NITRIC OXIDE; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY;

EID: 4844220916     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2004.00257.x     Document Type: Article

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